Hemodynamics Quiz
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Which system is controlled by homeostatic mechanisms of autoregulation, similar to hydraulic circuits?

  • Digestive system
  • Respiratory system
  • Nervous system
  • Circulatory system (correct)

    • What does hemodynamics explain?

  • The structure of blood vessels
  • The physical laws that govern the flow of blood in the blood vessels (correct)
  • The functions of the heart
  • The production of blood cells

    • What does blood flow ensure in the body?

  • Protection from microbial and mechanical harm
  • Transportation of nutrients, hormones, metabolic waste products, oxygen, and carbon dioxide (correct)
  • Formation of blood cells
  • Regulation of body temperature

    • Why are classic hydrodynamics and fluids mechanics not capable of explaining hemodynamics?

    <p>Blood vessels are not rigid tubes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is blood most efficiently studied using rheology rather than hydrodynamics?

    <p>Blood is a non-Newtonian fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

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